Cold Rolled

STEELs
P r o d u c t D ata B u l l e t i n

Cold Rolled Steels provide excellent thickness and flatness tolerances,

surface finish, and press formability. AK Steel manufactures low and
ultra-low-carbon grades to meet a variety of customer formability
requirements: CS Type B, DS Type B, EDDS, and EDDS+. AK Steel
also produces HSLAS and Structural Steel grades for those applications
that require specified strength levels. Cold Rolled Steels can also
be specified as Dent Resistant or Bake Hardenable for applications
that require dent resistance after forming and painting. Each grade
can be processed with several surface finishes depending on
customer requirements.

Cold Rolled Steels

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Product Description
Product Features
• Excellent Surface Appearance
Cold Rolled Steels have manufacturing controls in place assuring
consistent surface quality to satisfy customer requirements.
• Formability
Cold Rolled Steels can be used to produce parts with forming
severity ranging from simple bends to extreme deep drawing
requirements.
• Paintability
Due to stringent surface roughness controls, Cold Rolled Steels
are readily paintable using an appropriate paint system.
• Weldability
Cold Rolled Steels can be joined using accepted welding practices.
SURFACE FINISH
Cold Rolled Steels are manufactured with a matte finish obtained
by rolling with specially roughened rolls on the cold mill and the
temper mill. This finish helps to maintain effective lubrication during
metal forming and improves the appearance of painted surfaces.
Additionally, non-standard finishes are available.
SURFACE PROTECTION AND LUBRICATION
To prevent rusting in transit and storage, Cold Rolled Steels can be
supplied with a rust protective oil film or press forming lubricants.
AK Steel will apply a rust preventative oil unless otherwise specified.
Dry film (acrylic/polymer) lubricant can also be supplied by further
processing the cold rolled product through a coil coating facility.
FORMABILITY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
The formability of all steel products is a result of the interaction of
many variables, chief among these being the mechanical properties
of the steel, the forming system (tooling) used to manufacture
parts, and the lubrication used during forming. AK Steel can only
directly affect the mechanical properties of the steel. Tight control
over chemical composition, hot rolling parameters, amount of cold
reduction, annealing time and temperature, and the amount of
temper rolling allow the production of high-quality Cold Rolled Steel
products to meet customer requirements.
Commercial Steel
Commercial Steel (CS Type B) should be used for moderate forming
or bending applications. CS Type B products are produced from
aluminum killed continuously cast slabs and, unless otherwise
specified, have a carbon content of less than 0.15%.
To minimize the occurrence of fluting or stretcher strains during
forming, CS products are tempered as a normal step in the mill
processing.
Drawing Steel
For more severe forming applications, Drawing Steel Type B
(DS Type B) should be ordered. DS Type B has a controlled carbon
content (< 0.06%) and is produced in such a manner that parts
formed from DS Type B Steel should not exhibit stretcher strain.
Extra Deep Drawing Steel
Extra Deep Drawing Steel (EDDS) or Extra Deep Drawing Steel
Plus (EDDS+) should be ordered for the most demanding forming
applications. These steels (also known as Interstitial Free or I-F
steels) are produced from a vacuum degassed, stabilized grade.
For high strength or structural applications, Cold Rolled Steels are
also available in yield strengths up to 50 ksi (340 MPa) as shown in
Table 2.
Cold Rolled Steels can also be specified as Dent Resistant or Bake
Hardenable for applications that require dent resistance after forming
and painting; see Table 3.
Typical mechanical properties are shown in Table 1. The n Value, i.e.
strain hardening exponent, has been shown to correlate with stretch
forming behavior, while the r Value, rm, is a measure of deep-drawing
capability.
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Product Description
PAINTABILITY ENGINEERING PROPERTIES
Cold Rolled Steels can be readily painted using a variety of paint Young’s Modulus 200 x 103 MPa at 20 °C
systems provided proper care is taken in preparing the material. of Elasticity
Prior to painting, the surface should be carefully cleaned with
either a solvent or alkaline cleaner. Cleaning should be followed by Density 7.87 g/cm3 at 20 °C
a pre-treatment prior to painting. Zinc or iron phosphates give good Coefficient of Thermal Low-Carbon/HSLA:
results on Cold Rolled Steels. Mild abrasion prior to pretreating may Expansion 12.4 μm/m/°C in 20 °C to 100 °C range
also be used to enhance mechanical bonding of the paint. I-F Steel: 12.9 μm/m/°C in 20 °C to
Cold Rolled Steels can be supplied as pre-painted or preprimed 100 °C range
through AK Steel’s arrangements with outside coil coaters. Thermal Conductivity Low-Carbon/HSLA: 89 W/m°C at 20 °C
I-F Steel: 93 W/m°C at 20 °C
SPECIFICATIONS Specific Heat 481 J/kg/°C in 50 °C to 100 °C range
Cold Rolled Steels are produced in conformance to the following Electrical Resistivity 0.142 μΩm at 20 °C
specifications:
OUTSIDE PROCESSING
ASTM A1008 CS/DS/DDS/EDDS/SS/HSLAS/
DR/BH Tailored blanks, tension leveling, re-squaring, slitting, cutting-to-
ASTM A568 General length, and coil coating are just some of the services AK Steel can
provide through arrangements with outside processors.
ASTM A794 CS Carbon (0.16% - 0.25%)
SAE J1392 HSLAS/SS MORE INFORMATION/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
SAE J2340 HSLAS/DR/BH AK Steel’s Technical Representatives can provide you with more
SAE J2329 CS/DS/DDS/EDDS detailed information concerning this product. They also are available
to assist you in addressing any welding, forming, painting, or other
For any specifications not listed here, please consult your AK Steel material selection issue.
Sales or Technical Representative.
MILL LIMITS
Cold Rolled Steels are available in thicknesses from 0.0129 in.
(0.33 mm) to 0.157 in. (3.99 mm), and widths to 80 in. (2032 mm),
depending on thickness.
The standard inner diameter of our coils is 24 in. (610 mm).
Thickness, width, and flatness tolerances are covered in ASTM A568.

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TABLEs
TABLE 1 – TYPICAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES – STANDARD GRADES
YS UTS %
Elong. Hardness
Quality Designation Description ksi MPa ksi MPa in 2" H RB n rm
Commercial Steel May be moderately formed. A specimen
(CS Type B) cut in any direction can be bent flat on 29 200 46 317 39 42 N/A N/A
itself without cracking.
Drawing Steel Type B is made by adding aluminum to
(DS Type B) the molten steel and may be used in 25 172 44 303 43 37 0.22 1.6
drawing applications.
Extra Deep Drawing Steel Interstitial Free (I-F) steels are made by
(EDDS) adding titanium and/or niobium to the
21 145 42 303 45 30 0.23 1.7
molten steel after vacuum degassing
and offer excellent drawability.
Extra Deep Drawing Steel Interstitial Free (I-F) steels are made by
Plus (EDDS+) adding titanium and/or niobium to the
20 138 42 296 46 30 0.25 1.8
molten steel after vacuum degassing
and offer excellent drawability.

Typical properties produced by AK Steel for these grades. These are ordered by the appropriate ASTM Specification, A1008, which contain typical
mechanical properties and required chemical compositions.

TABLE 2 – ASTM SPECIFIED PROPERTIES

Min. YS Min. UTS Min.
Quality Designation Description ksi MPa ksi MPa Elong. %
Structural Steel (SS) Grade 25 25 170 42 290 26
Grade 30 30 205 45 310 24
Grade 33 Type 1 & 2 33 230 48 330 22
Grade 40 Type 1 & 2 40 275 52 358 20
Grade 80 (Full Hard Only) 80 550 82 565 –
High Strength Low Alloy Grade 40/SAE J1392 040 XLK or 040 YLK 40 280 55 380 25
Steel (HSLAS) Grade 45 CL 1/ SAE J1392 045 YLK 45 310 60 415 22
Grade 45 CL 2/ SAE J1392 045 XLK 45 310 55 380 22
Grade 50 CL 1/ SAE J1392 050 YLK 50 340 65 450 20
Grade 50 CL 2/ SAE J1392 050 XLK 50 340 60 410 20

TABLE 3 – TYPICAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Dent Resistant (DR 180) Dent Resistant 180 SAE J2340 Type 180A 29 193 50 340 36
(DR 210) Dent Resistant 210 SAE J2340 Type 210A 33 230 51 350 38
Bake Hardenable (BH 180) Bake Hardenable 180 SAE J2340 Type 180B 28 193 44 300 42
(BH 210) Bake Hardenable 210 SAE J2340 Type 210B 33 230 48 330 39

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Headquartered in West Chester, Ohio, AK Steel is a world leader in the production of

flat rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products, primarily for automotive,
appliance, construction and electrical power generation and distribution markets. The
company operates seven steel plants and two tube manufacturing plants across four
states – Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania. All of the company’s steel plants are
ISO/TS 16949, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified for their quality and environmental
management systems. AK Steel is a publicly held company traded over the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol AKS – aligning the company with many of the most
prominent corporations in America.

The information and data in this document are accurate to the best of our knowledge
and belief, but are intended for general information only. Applications suggested for the
materials are described only to help readers make their own evaluations and decisions,
and are neither guarantees nor to be construed as express or implied warranties of
suitability for these or other applications.

Data referring to material properties are the result of tests performed on specimens
obtained from specific locations of the products in accordance with prescribed
sampling procedures; any warranty thereof is limited to the values obtained at such
locations and by such procedures. There is no warranty with respect to values of the
materials at other locations.

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Revision 06.22.12